Joan O'Brien and Wilfred Major

In the Beginning

Creation Myths from Ancient Mesopotamia, Israel and Greece

Joan O'Brien and Wilfred Major

Description

Addressed to students of classical mythology, religion, and comparative mythology, this volume contains myths of creation from three ancient cultures. Included are selections from the Hebrew Bible, the Mesopotamian Enuma Elish and Atrahasis, and Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days. The texts are complemented by essays on the cultural contexts in which the myths arose.